ABAP Select data from SAP table PMSG5 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP PMSG5 table and store it within an internal table, including using the newer @DATA inline declaration methods. It also shows you various ways to process this data using ABAP work area, inline declaration or field symbols including executing all the relevant CONVERSION_EXIT routines specific to PMSG5. See here for more generic Select statement tips.

Sometimes data within SAP is stored within the database table in a different format to what it is displayed to the user. These input/output conversation FM routines are what translates the data between the two formats.

There is also a full declaration of the PMSG5 table where each field has a char/string type for you to simply copy and paste. This allows you to use processing that is only available to these field types such as the CONCATENATE statement.

DATA: IT_PMSG5 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF PMSG5,
      WA_PMSG5 TYPE PMSG5,
      GD_STR TYPE STRING.

DATA: lo_typedescr type REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
DATA: lv_fieldname type fieldname.

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <FIELD> TYPE any.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <PMSG5> TYPE PMSG5.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_PMSG5.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM PMSG5
  INTO TABLE IT_PMSG5.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PMSG5
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PMSG52).
*--Further methods of using ABAP code to  select data from SAP database tables

*You can also declare the header/work area using the in-line DATA declaration method
READ TABLE IT_PMSG5 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PMSG52).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PMSG5 ASSIGNING <PMSG5>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PMSG5>-WERKS = 1.
<PMSG5>-BTRTL = 1.
<PMSG5>-PERSG = 1.
<PMSG5>-PERSK = 1.
<PMSG5>-ABKRS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_PMSG5 INTO WA_PMSG5.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PMSG5-ANSVH, sy-vline,
  WA_PMSG5-TRFGR, sy-vline,
  WA_PMSG5-TRFST, sy-vline,
  WA_PMSG5-SCHKZ, sy-vline,
  WA_PMSG5-EMPCT, sy-vline,
  WA_PMSG5-TEILK, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_PMSG5 you want to display...

  WRITE:/ sy-uline.
* Aternatively use generic code to Write field values (and NAME) to screen report
  DO.
    ASSIGN COMPONENT sy-index OF STRUCTURE wa_PMSG5 TO <field>.
    IF sy-subrc <> 0. EXIT. ENDIF.
    WRITE:/ 'Field Value', <field>, sy-vline.
    gd_str = <field> .
    lo_typedescr ?= CL_ABAP_DATADESCR=>DESCRIBE_BY_DATA( <field> ).
    lv_fieldname = lo_typedescr->GET_RELATIVE_NAME( ).
    WRITE:/ 'Field Name', lv_fieldname.
  ENDDO.

  
*Redo loop but convert all fields from internal to out value  
LOOP AT IT_PMSG5 INTO WA_PMSG5.


*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Convert all fields to display/output versions using conversion routines
  PERFORM convert_all_field_values CHANGING wa_EKKO.
	 
ENDLOOP.

  
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form convert_all_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM convert_all_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.
DATA: ld_input(1000) TYPE c, ld_output(1000) TYPE C.
ENDFORM. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form process_as_string_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.

TYPES: BEGIN OF T_PMSG5_STR, 
WERKS TYPE STRING,
BTRTL TYPE STRING,
PERSG TYPE STRING,
PERSK TYPE STRING,
ABKRS TYPE STRING,
ANSVH TYPE STRING,
TRFGR TYPE STRING,
TRFST TYPE STRING,
SCHKZ TYPE STRING,
EMPCT TYPE STRING,
TEILK TYPE STRING,
LGA01 TYPE STRING,
LGA02 TYPE STRING,
LGA03 TYPE STRING,
LGA04 TYPE STRING,
LGA05 TYPE STRING,
BRANC TYPE STRING,
TAETE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_PMSG5_STR type T_EKKO_STR.

DATA: ld_text TYPE string.

LOOP AT IT_EKKO INTO WA_EKKO.
  MOVE-CORRESPONDING wa_EKKO TO WA_EKKO_STR.
  CONCATENATE: sy-vline
WA_PMSG5_STR-WERKS sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-BTRTL sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-PERSG sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-PERSK sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-ABKRS sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-ANSVH sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-TRFGR sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-TRFST sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-SCHKZ sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-EMPCT sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-TEILK sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-LGA01 sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-LGA02 sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-LGA03 sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-LGA04 sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-LGA05 sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-BRANC sy-vline 
WA_PMSG5_STR-TAETE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

*Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE...
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.